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Royal Gorge fire destroys 20 structures, tram at park

Visitors and employees leave the Royal Gorge Bridge park as smoke billows skyward Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, from a fire near the gorge in western Fremont County west of Canon City, Colo. The fire burning on an estimated 300 acres south of the Royal Gorge Bridge and the Arkansas River led to the evacuation of the park, the Bureau of Land Management said. (AP Photo/The Pueblo Chieftain, Brian Bowen)

A wildfire near Royal Gorge Bridge Park is seen in a Tuesday, June 11, 2013 photo. Firefighters said Wednesday that winds are pushing the fire away from Canon City and structures. The Royal Gorge Fire has destroyed three structures near Canon City. (AP Photo/Daily Record, Brandon Hopper)

Gregg Goodland, fire information officer for the Royal Gorge Fire Department, explains the perimeter of the fire during a press conference Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Record, Michael Alcala)

Homeowners in the Royal Gorge area stand in the middle of Hwy. 50 west of Canon City in hopes of being able to retrieve their pets from their home. On Tuesday afternoon, a fire erupted at the Royal Gorge near Canon City on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

According to the Canon City Area Fire Protection District, there is a growing wildfire south of the Royal Gorge. Evacuations have been ordered for the south side of the Royal Gorge park. Authorities are describing the blaze as a major fire that is moving fast and they ask that the public avoid the area around the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. Estimated size of the Royal Gorge Fire is 15-20 acres. (Courtesy Brandon Hopper, Canon City Daily Record)

Royal Gorge Bridge live camera image taken at 1:50 p.m.

The view, via a photo on Twitter, of the fire near the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park on Tuesday, from U.S. Highway 50.